Edward Hopper

(Study of a Large Ship at Sea)
1895–1899

A vintage ink sketch of a battleship at sea with multiple smokestacks and masts, drawn on aged paper with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner. Waves are depicted around the ship, and there is a small sketch of a lifebuoy or similar object floating in the water in the foreground.

A vintage ink sketch of a battleship at sea with multiple smokestacks and masts, drawn on aged paper with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner. Waves are depicted around the ship, and there is a small sketch of a lifebuoy or similar object floating in the water in the foreground.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on board (recto); Graphite pencil on board (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5in. (11.1 × 12.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1558.69a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/21503

Edward Hopper
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